Nursing students help family in need
Published 7:37 pm Saturday, November 25, 2017
- Practical Nursing students at Paul D. Camp Community College, along with their instructor, display the items they collected for a family in need. In front from left are Ashley Rife, of Carrsville, Emiloju Utieyin, of Chesapeake, Ashley Dobie, of Franklin, Lillian Riddick, of Gates, N.C., Megan Smith, of Suffolk, Vernell Davis, of Suffolk, Ronlesha Jones, of Wakefield, and instructor Laurel Wright. In back from left are Clay Rabey, of Suffolk, Lori NcNair, of Franklin, Shaune Williams, of Norfolk, Tina Davis, of Suffolk, Evelena Johnson, of Smithfield, Charizma Perry, of Waverly, and Audrey Johnson, of Emporia. Not pictured are Katiska Grier, of Suffolk, and Tyra Hunter, of Ahoskie, N.C.
The Practical Nursing Class of 2018 recently set out to help a particular family that experienced much tragedy.
“The family members are from our community and are involved with one of the Practical Nursing program’s primary clinical sites, which provide invaluable support for our nursing students,” said Laurel Wright, PN program faculty member on the Hobbs Suffolk Campus. “The students are always looking at ways to give back to our community.”
The students collected food items needed to make a complete Thanksgiving dinner, as well as personal items for the family.
“To say that I am proud of my students is an understatement,” Wright said. “They came up with this idea on their own.”
The group deliver the collected items earlier this month.